PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE

Master of Arts

M.A. in Intercultural Studies

The Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies (MAIS) is a 48-credit degree serving those preparing for multi-cultural ministry in a domestic or foreign context. Students take an intercultural practicum under the guidance of an experienced mentor. The MAIS allows for up to nine credits of approved courses to be taken by prior approval from a foreign school and integrated into the program at AGTS.

M.A. in Theological Studies

The Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) is designed to serve as an intermediate degree for further graduate programs in biblical and theological studies. It is also designed to provide advanced biblical and theological training for ministers who want to enhance their ministry in specialized areas such as teaching and church-related writing.

Master of Leadership and Ministry

The MLM is a 45-credit professional studies degree, equipping ministers to become life-long learners and to develop models of personal and professional growth. The program prepares participants for vocational ministries in the Church.

Master of Pastoral Leadership

The MPL is an in-service, hybrid degree that allows people in full-time ministry to complete a master’s degree in as little as two years*, without having to relocate.
It is a professional studies degree designed to provide advanced training for men and women who have been in vocational ministry for at least five years and want to enhance their ministry leadership skills.

Master of Theology

The Th.M. program is designed for the student to advance his or her knowledge of a major field of theological research, particularly through the acquisition of, and practice in, the methods and tools of theological research.

Doctoral Programs

Doctor of Applied Intercultural Studies

The Intercultural Doctoral Studies programs are uniquely Pentecostal focused on developing scholar practitioners with a rich Pentecostal missiological heritage including likely the best Pentecostal Missions library in the world with access to the archives of the Flower Heritage Center.

Doctor of Ministry

The Doctor of Ministry (DMin) is a program designed to expand the influence of leaders worth following. It is the premier professional degree for men and women in full-time ministry seeking advanced training and is designed to equip leaders with ministry competencies at the highest level.

Ph.D. Programs

Ph.D. in Biblical Interpretation and Theology

The Ph.D. BTH at AGTS is a 60-credit program culminating in a terminal academic degree, preparing the graduate for a teaching ministry, improved pulpit ministry, or a writing/publishing ministry. The three academic foci of the program are New Testament Introduction and Biblical Theology, Old Testament Introduction and Biblical Theology, or Biblical Exegesis and Systematic Theology.